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Fatality case may not go to a trial
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD The lawyer for a 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year still hopes to resolve the case without a trial. An agent appearing in Lethbridge court of justice Friday for Lethbridge lawyer Justin Dean, said Dean had sent the Crown a resolution proposal ... Read More »
2 responsesFriday the 13th was nothing to fear at Creepy Hollow
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Friday the 13th is said to be a superstitious day when bad luck occurs but a spooky business out in Warner decided to turn their luck around with “Friday the 13th Fright Fest.” Last year Creepy Hollow experienced a loss with their haunted mansion burning down. This year they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University of Lethbridge stages Fall Convocation
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald There were 267 students graduating and more than 170 of them were expected to cross the stage at University of Lethbridge’s Fall Convocation on Saturday. The ceremony included an array of faculties including the School of Graduate Studies, the Faculties of the Arts and Science, Education Fine Arts, Health Sciences and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drunk driver gets penitentiary for causing death
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD A southern Alberta woman who was drunk when the vehicle she was driving went off the road, killing her cousin, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Jayleen Spotted Eagle of Glenwood was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge court of justice to two years in prison for impaired driving causing death. “Theres’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guard charged with sex assault at detachment on Piikani Nation
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Theodora Macleod LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A guard at the Piikani Nation RCMP detachment in Brocket has been charged with sexual assault and breach of trust after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted while lodged overnight in RCMP custody. According to the Southern Alberta RCM District the alleged incident is said to have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New college grad calls VR program a form of art
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER This year’s Lethbridge College fall convocation celebration had many bright and talented students completing their programs, all looking forward to a bright new start. Raphael Aubut was one among the graduating students who completed his certificate in Virtual and Augmented Reality. He shared his experience in the program before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council addressing motion to establish task force
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD An official business motion calling for a collaboration with the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone on a cross-functional task force on lawlessness is among the agenda items when Lethbridge city council meets today at 1:30 p.m. The motion will be moved by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope. The two ... Read More »
5 responsesNikkei history project shortlisted for Governor General award
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A project by the University of Lethbridge in partnership with the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden and the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, that shares the histories of Japanese Canadians in the post-war era has been shortlisted for a Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming. The Nikkei Memory Capture ... Read More »
1 responseVoir dire shortened in manslaughter case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A court hearing for a Fort Macleod man charged with manslaughter more than two years ago has been shortened following discussions between the Crown and defence. A three-day voir dire – a mini trial within a trial – for Cullen Drake Tailfeathers was scheduled to run next Thursday, Friday and Oct. 23. However, ... Read More »
1 responseCooking in vacant suite a recipe for arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught inside a vacant basement suite was just trying to eat his lunch. Police were called to the residence last January after a renter, who occupied the upper level of the southside home, heard someone in the stairwell who may have been trying to get into the lower residence. While ... Read More »
3 responsesFabric and yarn sale pulls together for African grandmothers
By Heather Cameron SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2023
The 6th Annual Harambee Grandmas Fabric and Yarn Sale is set to take place next weekend at McKillop United Church. Mardi Renyk of the Harambee Grandmas says that the proceeds from the sales will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers-to-Grandmothers Campaign and the unsold items are donated to various charitable groups and school programs ... Read More »
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